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answered on Dec 11, 2017
The purpose of the provisional hearing is to issue temporary orders to follow while your divorce is pending. These orders may include: custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, possession of the marital residence and payment of financial obligations. It will not include a... View More 
I have already filed the petition asking for his car, now I do not want it because he paid for all of it without my income
answered on Dec 3, 2017
Are you working with a lawyer or representing yourself? You need to contact his attorney or himself if he does not have an attorney to discuss the situation, and I think since it just been filed, give him the chance to contest it, since he paid for the car using his money he would want to keep it.... View More
Mother wants to get a new job and relocate to a better school district, once divorce is finalized. Can the father prevent that if he does not have physical and legal custody, but only supervised visitation. Does the court take a better school district into consideration?
answered on Dec 1, 2017
If a parent wishes to relocate, the non-relocating parent is required to file a notice of intent to relocate with the court and serve the notice on the non-relocating parent. This applies to both the custodial and non-custodial parent. The requirement to file this notice applies to ALL relocations... View More
I have carried insurance past 5 years. Kids dad getting married and at that time wants them on his wife's plan stating its more reasonable because its free...its not free, they pay for family plan but its no more cost to add 3 more kids to her already existing plan. Her plan however is not as... View More
answered on Nov 2, 2017
If the current court order is that you carry insurance, then your ex cannot force you to change insurance. He would need to file a motion to modify the current order with the court and would have the burden of proving why the modification is necessary.
My wife decided on her own to get an abortion with news of our 3rd child. We are a Christian family and i am totally against this and she knows it. I told her i don't support her decision. A lot of little things added up over the years and this one big things has absolutely pushed me over the... View More
answered on Oct 23, 2017
I assume you are asking how to start the divorce process. My suggestion is schedule a consultation with a family law attorney located in your area. During a divorce consultation, you should learn the basic process for filing divorce as well as what steps you may take to finalize it.... View More
He lives in Indiana and I live in Nevada. I think he's trying to pull a fast one on me.
answered on Oct 23, 2017
If you do not fully understand the papers that were presented to you, then I recommend contacting a family law attorney to review them and explain them to you. If you do not necessarily want to retain an attorney to represent you throughout the entire process, it may still be worth your time to... View More
My wife has told me that she plans to default on the mortgage, school loans, and credit card debt. Will (not can, but will) the debtors come after me?
answered on Oct 19, 2017
What does your divorce decree say about payment of these debts? Is your Wife solely responsible for payment of the mortgage, student loans and credit card debt? If so, then you may have some remedies available to you through the Court that granted your divorce if she fails to pay. However, the... View More
She has moved and I was wondering if she could do anything about be living there.
answered on Sep 19, 2017
There's no law that says a divorced or even a married couple going through a divorce cannot cohabitate with others.
However, if the wife is still on the title of the house she can still have access to the house and even choose to continue staying there. If there is an interim order... View More
answered on Sep 15, 2017
Assuming you meet all the other requirements to marry your future spouse, yes, since you are now unmarried and officially divorced you can get married again.
I'm going through the process on my own.
answered on Sep 15, 2017
In Indiana you can check online through mycase.in.gov to see the status of the case. You can search by attorney name, party name or case number.
The easiest way to get an update is to contact the court you filed in and talk to the clerk. Call around or visit the courthouse to inquire about... View More
answered on Jul 30, 2017
Your child custody agreement or divorce decree should have these issues spelled out. If they do not and ther eis a dispute you need to go back to court and have this changed.
When we went to court the judge gave my ex every thing leaving me homeless and broke
answered on Jul 29, 2017
Consult with a malpractice attorney in your area and if you wish to file a grievance against him or her you can do so with the disciplinary commission.
answered on Jul 23, 2017
No, you cannot. If you own the home in your name only you can evict him like a landlord would. This should have been addressed in your divorce decree.
Man. I have been primary care giver as i have been stay at home dad and going to college. Is there anything i can do to keep my kids from tbis other man and legally fight back without an income. She has cut me off saying her pay is hers and not ours? She has since started to stay at the home... View More
answered on Jul 17, 2017
You need to consult with a family law/divorce attorney in your area ASAP. Your attorney can address all of these issues but you need do this ASAP. I cannot stress that enough. If you are afraid your spouse will leave you impoverished as leverage in a divorce a divorce attorney can walk you through... View More
answered on May 16, 2017
It depends. Normally property that you acquire after the divorce proceedings have been started are not considered marital property for the judge to divide between the spouses. However, if the car was bought with funds that could be considered marital property, then the judge would be able to... View More
My ex has reported me as a suspect of a dbl homide, I was investigated and cleared, she has continued to contact police departments to have them harass me, she has been stalking me to find where I move to in order to send police to my home! I have move 3 times and every time with in one to two... View More
answered on Apr 18, 2017
You need to hire a child custody lawyer ASAP. If your ex is continuing to make false accusations and uses those accusations to prevent you from seeing your children against the court order but you cannot make a contempt charge stick then you need professional advice to figure out what is going... View More
My wife and I agreed in writing to a divorce with a Settlement Agreement signed and notarized prior to filing for the divorce. All of the Settlement Agreement has had specific performance and completed...I am to get the property, A quit claim deed was created, signed, notarized, included in the... View More
answered on Apr 16, 2017
Any agreement made between the parties is subject to court approval. It is not a matter of the judge "reversing" your agreement.
If have a 401 K and my husband has a pension. Are these split equally when we divorce? Pension is more than the 401 K.
The house is paid off, if I stay in the house with all of the furniture and appliances can he trade these assets out for his tools and gun collection?
Can the house... View More
answered on Apr 16, 2017
If you have all of these assets, you both need lawyers. A 50/50 split is not required. The marital assets will be pooled and the court will have to decide on an equitable distribution if the parties can't come up with an agreement.
He had his assistant telling me to steal soon to be ex credit cards charging over 10,000 for nothing was recused at court now I have nobody to represent me
answered on Mar 27, 2017
You can report your lawyer for misconduct or bad practices to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Here is the link to their website:
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/discipline/2373.htm
We have only been married three weeks and I would like to end it now due to how controlling he is. We have nothing owned together and no children.
answered on Mar 21, 2017
If you maintained your residency under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, then yes. By that, I am assuming you kept that residence for the purposes of taxes (look at your LES to see where your state taxes are going), kept an Indiana DL, and Indiana plates on your car are all indicators you... View More
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